Video - Land Rover Discovery Sport promotional film

05/09/2014 - 14:35 | ,   | Anjan Ravi

First video of the SUV shows its many characters. 

Land Rover have released the promotional film of the Discovery Sport, which was announced this week. The Freelander 2's successor goes on sale in the U.K. early next year.

[Head to YouTube if you're unable to watch the video above.]

The highlight of the Discovery Sport is its new three-row 7-seat configuration. Land Rover say that they have given the Discovery Sport the additional two seats without increasing the overall length by much compared to a 5-seat SUV.

Power for the Discovery Sport comes from four-cylinder engines only. The petrol is a 2.0-liter four-cylinder producing 240 bhp and 338 Nm of torque, while the diesel uses a 2.2-liter engine to make 187 bhp. Both engines can be had with 6-speed manual or 9-speed automatic transmissions, and with 2WD or 4WD.

Land Rover Discovery Sport press shots seats
The 7-seat Discovery Sport goes on sale in the U.K. early next year.

Also see: Land Rover Discovery Sport vs Freelander picture comparison

In the U.S., the Discovery Sport is announced to have a starting price of USD 37,995 (INR 23.02 lakhs). The SUV will be produced at Land Rover's Halewood facility in the U.K. Over 170 markets, including India, will get the SUV.

Competitors: Audi Q5, Mercedes M Class, BMW X3, Volvo XC60

Launch date: Early 2015 in Europe and expected by July 2015 in India.

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